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Norwegian Air Force completes Poseidon training with US Navy

Air September 24, 2019

Aviators from the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) took part in Poseidon training with the US Navy in Jacksonville, Florida. Aircrew from the RNoAF became the first to graduate from Patrol Squadron Thirty’s Category 2 school as part of Poseidon training. The pilots transitioned from the P-3C Orion to the P-8A ...

RAF Typhoon jets head East for Middle Eastern tour

Air September 13, 2019

RAF Typhoon jets from RAF Coningsby have set off for a four-month operation in the Middle East including a training exercise in Oman. The RAF Typhoon jets will tour the Middle East for four months from RAF Coningsby. The jets will start the tour with a two-week ‘live’ weapons exercise in ...

Somali army personnel graduate from UK training programme

Land September 10, 2019

Servicemen and women from the Somali National army graduated from a training scheme developed by the UK in Baidoa. A UK training programme was set up in Baidoa in Somalia to improve security in the region. The Somali National Army saw 98 soldiers graduate from the training in the state capital. The ...

International allies train in Space Flag exercise in Colorado

Air September 9, 2019

International partners took part in a Space Flag training exercise in Colorado as part of the US Air Force’s ‘Fight Tonight’ initiative. The exercise featured participants from the UK, Australia, Canada, and the US training in Colorado for Space Flag, part of the ‘Fight Tonight’ project. Around 160 personnel trained with ...